EFFECT OF UNDERGROUND WATER CONTAMINATION ON THE EFFICIENCY AND HEALTH OF CATTLE IN SOBRAHTA AND SORMAN AREAS.

Document Type : Research articles.

Author

Department of Soil and Water- Faculty of Veterinary and Agricultural- 7 of April University- Libya.

Abstract

Water Samples were collected from some wells in Sobrahta and
Sorman areas to be tested for its quality and fitness for drinking of cattle.
Accuracy was taking in consideration concerning the sample volume,
avoidance of contamination, leaving a space on the tope of the bottle to
facilitate shaking before chemical testing, measuring of water temperature
and keeping on ice during transportation to the laboratory.
Specification indices of cattle drinking water mean value, expected
value, and probable problems affecting the water quality as well as the
important method to get rid of them were included in this study.
The obtained results (the least value – the highest value) were as follow:
TDS =78.80 – 1551 ppm
SO
4 = 14 – 368.47 ppm
NO
3 = 0.00 – 0.30 ppm
Fe = 0.00 – 1.30 ppm
Mg = 2.35 – 160.19 ppm
pH = 6.5 – 8.00
Comparing this values in accordance with the known standards we can
conclude that well’s water in Sorman and Sobrahta are Safe for cattle
drinking without any harmful effect on the efficiency and health of cattle.